Autosave

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  wilbursweek · Member · Nov 22, 2014 at 10:27 pm

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  I was writing a new blog post (first draft) and the browser went offline. Where do I find the Autosave?

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  designsimply · Member · Nov 22, 2014 at 10:35 pm

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  If the post saved, then you would be able to see a link for “Drafts” at the top of the Posts page in your dashboard and the post would be listed there.

  If your browser was having trouble connecting before the autosave could kick in, then the content might have been lost. If that happened, hopefully you still have most of it in your memory and it will be quick to re-write!

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  wilbursweek · Member · Nov 23, 2014 at 6:52 pm

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  Thank you, I cannot see it in drafts so I think it might have gone :(

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  timethief · Member · Nov 23, 2014 at 6:54 pm

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  Provided you did not create the post in the new Beep Beep Boop editor where it’s saved only on your browser, and is not auto-saved to the servers for your blog you may be able to recover a lost post or page.

  If the post was created on the dashboard of your own blog at Dashboard > Posts > All Posts > Add New then you ought to be able to recover a lost post or page from revisions if needs be.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/post-revisions/
  See also if applicable > restoring from trash http://en.support.wordpress.com/trash/#restoring-from-trash

  (If you are referring to a Page then see here > http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/page-revisions/)

  I recommend:

  1. Always create your posts on the dashboard of your own blog at
  2. Dashboard > Posts > All Posts > Add New
  3. Immediately after creating a post and entering a title click the save draft link. Thereafter, “click save draft” frequently.
  4. Always allow pages to fully load before clicking any other links.
  5. Never leave a post or page open for content creation or editing and walk away from it, or open another tab in the same blog and work on something else while it is still open. Save it properly and return to edit it later.
  6. Use an offline blog editor so you have backups on your own computer http://en.support.wordpress.com/xml-rpc/

  If you cannot locate a revision or restore from Trash then the content has been lost and cannot be recovered.

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  wilbursweek · Member · Nov 24, 2014 at 5:19 pm

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  Thank you very much for all your help. Unfortunately, I was creating it in the new editor so it looks like it has gone!

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  timethief · Member · Nov 24, 2014 at 5:23 pm

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  Sadly, if you cannot locate a draft or restore from Trash your content is gone. :(

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  wilbursweek · Member · Nov 25, 2014 at 12:09 pm

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  Oh well, thanks for your help! Better remember to save more next time!!